UNSPSC 10101802: Live clams

UNSPSC 10101802 Live clams (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local solicitation activity tied to the code's nominal scope. The one substantive opportunity in the recent record — the Illinois Department of Natural Resources's IFB for live hybrid sunfish to support the Statewide Urban Fishing Program — is plainly unrelated to live clams and appears to reflect a data-tagging mismatch. State and local agencies that do procure live aquatic stock for public programs (fishing events, educational initiatives, habitat restoration) typically source through specialized aquaculture vendors or dealers holding state aquatic-life permits and capable of guaranteeing survival rates and managing live transport. The Illinois sunfish IFB illustrates this pattern: the agency required vendors to hold Illinois Aquaculture Permits or state-licensed Aquatic Life Dealer credentials, provide $1 million commercial liability coverage, and deliver 132,257 fish annually across six regional delivery zones with 2% maximum mortality within 72 hours, using vendor-supplied hauling tanks and release equipment.

Geographic activity on this code is sparse and does not concentrate around the live-clams category. Illinois and Pennsylvania appeared in recent records, but the Illinois opportunity targets sunfish, not mollusks, and the Pennsylvania posting was a sub-lease request for trout-nursery operations. No recent live-clams RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITQ appears in the state and local record provided. Pursuit under this code should be treated cautiously; verify that issuing agencies are indeed procuring live clams rather than live finfish or other aquatic organisms before committing business development resources.